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25rd International Smalltalk Joint Conference - Call for Contributions
by Stéphane Ducasse March 19, 2017

March 19, 2017

25rd International Smalltalk Joint Conference - Call for Contributions Maribor, Slovenia from 4-8 September 2017 http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2017/ <http://www.esug.org/Conferences/2017/> This call includes: Developer Forum Smalltalk Technology Award International Workshop http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_… <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_…> Student Volunteer http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can support the ESUG conference in many different ways: * Sponsor the conference. New sponsoring packages are described at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/About/BecomeSponsor <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/About/BecomeSponsor> * Submit a talk, a software or a paper to one of the events. See below. * Attend the conference. We'd like to beat the previous record of attendance (170 people at Amsterdam 2008)! * Students can get free registration and hosting if they enrol into the the Student Volunteers program. See below. Developers Forum: International Smalltalk Developers Conference ------------------------------------------------------------------------ We are looking for YOUR experience on using Smalltalk. You will have 30 min for presentations and 45-60 min for hand-ons tutorial. The list of topics for the normal talks and tutorials includes, but is not limited to the following: * Micro Services, Container, Cloud, Big Data, * XP practices, Development tools, Experience reports * Model driven development, Web development, Team management * Meta-Modeling, Security, New libraries & frameworks * Educational material, Embedded systems and robotics * SOA and Web services, Interaction with other programming languages Teaching Pearls and Show us Your Business ----------------------------------------- - Show your business 10 min session (Get prepared!!) - Teaching pearls : we want some session on how to teach some design aspects. We want your tip and tricks to teach Smalltalk or OOP. We expect to have several 10 to 15 min sessions aggregated. !! How to submit? -------------- Submissions deadline is 15 of June 2017 Notification of acceptance will be on done on the fly. More information at http://www.esug.org/conferences/2017 <http://www.esug.org/conferences/2017> Pay attention: the places are limited so do not wait till the last minute to apply. Prospective presenters should submit a request to Stephane.Ducasse at inria.fr <http://inria.fr/> AND damien at cassou.me AND USE THE following header ESUG 2017 Developers]. Please follow the template below the email will be automatically processed! Subject: [ESUG 2017 Developers] + your name First Name: Last Name: Email where you can always be reached: Title: Type: Tutorial/Talk/Teaching Pearl Abstract: Bio: Any presentation not respecting this form will be discarded automatically International Workshop on Smalltalk Technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Read the page: http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_… <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/International-Workshop-IWST_…> Technology Award Competition ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The top 3 teams with the most innovative software will receive, respectively, 500 Euros, 300 Euros and 200 Euros during an awards ceremony at the conference. Developers of any Smalltalk-based software are welcome to compete. More information at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Innovation-Technology-Awards <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Innovation-Technology-Awards> Student Volunteer Program ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are a student wanting to attend ESUG, have you considered being a student volunteer? Student volunteers help keep the conference running smoothly; in return, they have free accommodations, while still having most of the time to enjoy the conference. Send an email to stephane.ducasse at inria.fr and serge.stinckwich at gmail.com with: - title: [ESUG 2017 Student] - name, gender, university/school, country, email address - short description of you and why you are interested in participating More information at http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/ <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/> http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers <http://www.esug.org/wiki/pier/Conferences/2017/Student-volunteers> We hope to see you there and have fun together. -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr <http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr/> http://www.synectique.eu <http://www.synectique.eu/> / http://www.pharo.org <http://www.pharo.org/> 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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great stuff for you
by Pharo Development March 15, 2017

March 15, 2017

Hello! Have you seen this stuff? I think it's great, lust take a look here http://sign.mcclainfam.org/8a8b Later, Pharo Development

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Thales is looking for a UI expert in Smalltalk and Pharo :)
by Stéphane Ducasse March 14, 2017

March 14, 2017

Dear happy hackers, Thales is looking for an expert and passionated guy in UI related technologies for rapid prototyping in Smalltalk (Pharo). I do not know if there are nationality constraints. Position is located at Brest. You can contact eric.lepors(a)fr.thalesgroup.com for more information. Stef -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr http://www.synectique.eu / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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[ANN] Fog - Ethereum driver
by Santiago Bragagnolo March 13, 2017

March 13, 2017

Hi all. Im happy to announce a pre release of the Fog ethereum driver that we develop in the space of an Inria project. It still not complete but is already usable for some experiments and simple projects. You can downloadit from https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog/ (https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog/releases/tag/v0.1.1.1) Dependencies <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#rhash>RHash sudo apt-get install rhash <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#solidity>Solidity npm install solc <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#download-code>Download code <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#iceberg--baseline>Iceberg / Baseline Metacello new baseline: 'Fog'; repository: 'github://sbragagnolo/Fog:v0.1.1.1/src'; load. <https://github.com/sbragagnolo/Fog#by-hand>By hand You may want to use this version for having access to some scripts and contracts samples. git checkout git@github.com:sbragagnolo/Fog.git git checkout v0.1.1.1 Metacello new baseline: 'Fog'; repository: 'filetree:///path/to/git-repository/Fog/src';; load. It's based on the standar API for javascript ( https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JavaScript-API) . It provides interaction with remote contracts, it do as well provides a way for navigating the architecture objects: blocks, transactions, accounts and contracts. I hope you find it useful. Feel free to fill the github issue tracker with anything you find :). I will come to you with some new exciting news about ethereum soon :) Santiago.

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new version of Pharo by example for Pharo 50
by Stéphane Ducasse March 10, 2017

March 10, 2017

Hi After several iterations and some month of efforts, the new version of Pharo by Example is finally available for Pharo 50 in print form and pdf. http://books.pharo.org <http://books.pharo.org/> Tx all the contributors. — -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr http://www.synectique.eu / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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<Programming> 2017: Call for participation
by Tim Molderez March 9, 2017

March 9, 2017

----------------------------------------------------------------------- <Programming> 2017 : The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming April 3-6, 2017, Brussels, Belgium http://2017.programming-conference.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We are excited to welcome you to <Programming> 2017, a new conference focused on everything to do with programming. It takes place at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium on April 3-6. The <Programming> conference is closely associated with the open-access journal "The Art, Science, and Engineering of Programming". The journal's first two issues form the conference's research track, which means you can freely access all papers presented at the conference before it even starts! Along with the research track, <Programming> 2017 features a program with two main keynotes, two symposia, eight workshops, a coding dojo, a demo track, and a student research competition. To catch a glimpse of what <Programming> 2017 has to offer, feel free to have a look at our overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM_hLNW4ioE *********************************************************************** Program highlights *********************************************************************** Main conference: - Keynote: "Live Literate Programming" by Gilad Bracha - Keynote: "How Racket Went Meta" by Matthew Flatt - Research track: 18 full papers - Demonstrations: 10 tool demos - ACM Student Research Competition: 8 entries Co-located events: - 10th European Lisp Symposium: 2 keynotes by Hans Hübner and Bohdan Khomtchouk, ~18 papers (not final yet) - Modularity 2017: 8 invited talks by Jörg Kienzle, Shmuel Katz, Mira Mezini, Bedir Tekinerdogan, Stéphane Ducasse, Uwe Aßmann, Lodewijk Bergmans and Mario Südholt - CoCoDo - RainCode Labs Compiler Coding Dojo: code together with experts Adrian Johnstone, Elizabeth Scott, Robby Findler, and more to come! - LASSY - Workshop on Live Adaptation of Software SYstems - MiniPLoP - Mini Pattern Languages of Programs writers' workshop - MOMO - Workshop on Modularity in Modeling - MoreVMs - Workshop on Modern Language Runtimes, Ecosystems, and VMs - PASS - Workshop on Programming Across the System Stack - PX - Workshop on Programming Experience - ProWeb - Programming Technology for the Future Web - Salon des Refusés workshop Social events: - Beer reception at the conference venue (April 3rd) - Reception at the Musical Instruments Museum (April 4th) - Banquet at the Natural Sciences Museum (April 5th) *********************************************************************** Registration, attendance and accommodation *********************************************************************** - You can register for <Programming> 2017 at: http://2017.programming-conference.org/attending/registration - Early registration ends soon! Please register before March 13th to obtain the early-bird discount. - More information on attending the conference is available at: http://2017.programming-conference.org/attending/reaching-the-conference - More information on accommodation is available at: http://2017.programming-conference.org/attending/accomodation *********************************************************************** About Brussels *********************************************************************** Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and home to the headquarters of the European Union. Despite its European nature and all the different languages spoken on every street corner, Brussels still has a very "village-like" character. It's well known for its Grand-Place, its Atomium, its Manneken-Pis, its Gueuze and its Kriek, its waffles and its chocolates. Be sure to take some time off to soak up the special atmosphere of its many different districts: Take a stroll to Rue Dansaert, Halles Saint-Géry, and Place Sainte-Catherine. Head for Saint-Boniface, Châtelain, or Flagey. In other words, go ahead and relish Brussels, a fine and beautiful city to explore and discover. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information, please visit http://2017.programming-conference.org You can also find us on Twitter (twitter.com/programmingconf) and Facebook (facebook.com/programmingconf) Looking forward to see you in Brussels, Theo D'Hondt (General chair), Wolfgang De Meuter (Organizing chair), Crista Lopes (Program chair), Jörg Kienzle, Ralf Lämmel, Hidehiko Masuhara, Tim Molderez, Tobias Pape, and Jennifer Sartor

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there is a google summer of code around pharo
by Stéphane Ducasse March 7, 2017

March 7, 2017

There is a google summer of code program http://pharo.org/news/GSoC17Students <http://pharo.org/news/GSoC17Students> it can be interested for your students. Stef -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr http://www.synectique.eu / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas FAX 03 59 57 78 50 TEL 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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Fwd: Google Summer of Code 2017: Call for mentors for Pharo Consortium Pharo project
by Serge Stinckwich March 5, 2017

March 5, 2017

Heartiest Congratulations ! Pharo Consortium has been selected as a mentor organisation for Google Summer of Code 2017. Google Summer of Code is a global program focused on introducing students to open source software development. Students work on a 3 month programming project with an open source organisation during their break from university. Read more at https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/ How the program works ? Organizations: Open source projects apply to be mentor organizations. Once accepted, organizations discuss possible ideas with students and then decide on the proposals they wish to mentor for the summer. They provide mentors to help guide each student through the program. Mentors: Existing contributors with the organizations can choose to mentor a student project. Mentors and students work together to determine appropriate milestones and requirements for the summer. Mentor interaction is a vital part of the program. A mentor may propose or endorse a project and each project has to be about Pharo or its ecosystem (e.g., a library). Projects will be mentored by one or more mentors and executed by one student. Students: Students contact the mentor organizations they want to work with and write up a project proposal for the summer. If accepted, students spend a month integrating with their organizations prior to the start of coding. Students then have three months to code, meeting the deadlines agreed upon with their mentors. Student coding period: May 30 - Aug 29 (Entire timeline can be viewed at: https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/how-it-works/#timeline) Student stipend: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/student-stipends We are currently at the phase of identifying mentors and projects. The next phases will be about students selecting projects, and the community selecting the projects with their associated mentors and students which will be sponsored by the GSOC program. How to register ? Simply by replying to this email and joining the Slack channel... to have more discussion about what project the mentor will take up, what she/he wants at the end of the coding period and then we can invite them to the GSoC org dashboard). Hence, we invite regular & enthusiastic Pharo contributors to be a mentor with Pharo Consortium for GSoC 2017: 1. Kindly respond on this thread if you'd like to be a mentor, or wish to propose a project. An existing list of projects is already available here: http://gsoc.pharo.org/ and we already have a handful of projects and mentors chosen. Feel free to collaborate with existing mentors as well. 2. Join dedicated channels, #gsoc-students for general interactions with students & #gsoc-planning channel only for GSOC admins and mentors on Pharo slack. In order to get an invitation for pharoproject.slack.com visit the URL here: http://slackinvites.pharo.org/ 3. Please open relevant issues and make a roadmap of the projects being mentored by you so that students can start contributing to them already. If you want to mentor a project and there is no open-source repository at the moment, please built one ASAP. 4. If you know any students that might be interested to work on Pharo during the summer and be a part of GSoC as well, please ask him/her to start contributing to the Pharo projects, discuss their proposal, follow instructions that shall be posted soon in this mailing thread and submit their application by April 3, 2017. We don't know the number of slots attributed by Google to Pharo org, but the more students proposal we will receive, the more slots will be attributed to us. We remind you about the mentor responsibilities: ... to your Org Admins - Communicate availability and interaction expectations - Inform when mentoring capacity will be reduced, as early as possible (e.g., family, health, vacation) - Inform when there is an issue with a student - Lacking communication, activity, visibility (MIA), or progress - Participant Agreement violations (e.g., plagiarism, harassment, fraud) - Bad fit or stepping down - Formally evaluate student participation. - Communicate with admin and student before failing ... to your Students - Help and/or teach the student - how to be a part of your community - communicate more effectively and in the open - work with your org’s preferred communication channel (IRC, Slack, etc) - use your org’s version control system - ask good questions and get answers to their questions - provide convincing technical argument and constructive discussion - be independently motivated and productive - solve difficult technical problems - Keep track of their progress, keep student informed as to their status - Communicate on a regular basis, once a week or better (for GSoC) - Give constructive feedback, be patient, and be respectful - Respond to questions within 24 hours (occasionally under 36 hours is ok) - Establish realistic work objectives and timeline expectations - Re-evaluate scope with student when significantly ahead of or behind expectations - Work with devs and community to facilitate acceptance of student work Read more about responsibilities here: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/help/responsibilities Looking forward to a great guided summer by the talented mentors of our organisation. Warm Regards Pharo Organisation Admins (Alexandre Bergel, Jigyasa Grover, Serge Stinckwich & Yuriy Tymchuk) -- Serge Stinckwich UCBN & UMI UMMISCO 209 (IRD/UPMC) Every DSL ends up being Smalltalk http://www.doesnotunderstand.org/

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On VisualWorks
by Maarten Mostert Feb. 28, 2017

Feb. 28, 2017

Hi All, I just started a small blog on Visualworks related issues http://maartenmostert.tumblr.com/ <http://maartenmostert.tumblr.com/> Enjoy Maarten MOSTERT 28 Av Alphonse Denis 83400 Hyères, France +33 676411296 http://stakepoint.com/ <http://stakepoint.com/> Now the most popular Project Management Tool on MacOS

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Pharo days 2017 at Lille: block the dates 18/19 of May
by Stéphane Ducasse Feb. 24, 2017

Feb. 24, 2017

Dear Smalltalkers I’m happy to tell you that we will organise a new edition of the PharoDays at Lille the 18 et 19 of May. The program and registration will be announced soon. The setup will be similar to the ones of previous editions: Little cool presentations and hacking/discussions sessions and a great social event. https://medium.com/concerning-pharo/pharo-days-2016-c52fe4d7caf#.mqurj6rvi <https://medium.com/concerning-pharo/pharo-days-2016-c52fe4d7caf#.mqurj6rvi> So reserve the dates. S. PS: for students, we got some sponsoring from inria and cristal and if you need support let us know. -------------------------------------------- Stéphane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr http://www.synectique.eu / http://www.pharo.org 03 59 35 87 52 Assistant: Julie Jonas 03 59 57 78 50 03 59 35 86 16 S. Ducasse - Inria 40, avenue Halley, Parc Scientifique de la Haute Borne, Bât.A, Park Plaza Villeneuve d'Ascq 59650 France

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